by Scott Savage | Nov 22, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Influence, Negativity
In 2009, I had my second brush with death. Driving home from the gym, I looked down to put my phone in the pocket of my basketball shorts, thinking that I would be less tempted to text and be distracted while driving. As I looked down, I passed through a small...
by Scott Savage | Nov 7, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Gratitude, Influence
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” -E.E. Cummings Who are you? Imagine meeting someone for the first time. What you tell them about who you are? One of my favorite movies as a child was Hook. Hook is a delightful film, based on...
by Scott Savage | Oct 4, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Influence
We’ve all experienced the power of words. A few words from someone we admired sent us soaring with confidence or imagination. A few words of a different sort from someone we loved cut us to the core, wounding us deeply. Words can build someone up or send them crashing...
by Scott Savage | Sep 27, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Influence
It’s scary how rare self-awareness is. Scary. One of the best examples of this truth was seen on American Idol. I used to love watching Idol, but I normally bailed on the show after the audition phase. I watched the entire season where Jordin Sparks won because...
by Scott Savage | Aug 9, 2016 | Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear, Focus, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Influence, Negativity
Have you ever developed a bad habit which you had to unlearn later? Like you started chewing on one side of your mouth because of a toothache but never stopped? Or you hit the snooze button leaving you in a rush every morning? One bad habit has nagged me for years. I...
by Scott Savage | Aug 2, 2016 | Community, Encouragement, Fear, Forgiveness, Influence, Negativity, Social Media
At the beginning of 2016, I made a prediction while teaching a big group. “I promise you two things will happen this year – someone will disappoint you and you will disappoint someone else.” Now, this wasn’t the level of Nostradamus and no sports book in Vegas...
